It Happened In The Great Smokies
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It Happened In The Great Smokies
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Author : Michael R. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-01-24
It Happened In The Great Smokies written by Michael R. Bradley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-24 with History categories.
From an eighteenth-century Cherokee feast to a deadly wildfire that destroyed a town, It Happened in the Great Smokies looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of America’s most visited national park. It Happened in the Great Smokies includes thirty-one fascinating stories about events and ten biographies of people that shaped this famous national park in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee.
It Happened In The Great Smokies
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Author : Michael R. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Release Date : 2004
It Happened In The Great Smokies written by Michael R. Bradley and has been published by Falcon Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) categories.
It Happened in the Great Smokies includes 29 fascinating stories about events that shaped this famous National Park in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Great Smokies Myths And Legends
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Author : Michael R. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-12-01
Great Smokies Myths And Legends written by Michael R. Bradley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with History categories.
Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a scandalous affair with a servant girl? Was Nancy Dude really a murderous witch, or the victim of relentless calamities that would stretch anyone beyond the bounds of sanity? Should Horace Kephart be considered a hero for his work to protect the area of the Great Smokies, where a moutain was named in his honor, or a drunken scoundrel who uprooted families from the homes and farms they’d had for generations? From Sam Houston’s childhood among the Cherokee to the mysterious “road to nowhere”, Great SmokiesMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national park’s most fascinating and compelling stories.
It Happened In The Smokies
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
It Happened In The Smokies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Great Smoky Mountains Region (N.C. and Tenn.) categories.
Corn From A Jar
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Author : Daniel S. Pierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-04-19
Corn From A Jar written by Daniel S. Pierce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-19 with Distilling, Illicit categories.
In the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine making was a world unto itself. On the one hand, moonshining was about dynamite-totting lookouts, fast cars, snitching, quick cash, hidden stills, "revenuers," and deadly gunplay. On the other, it was a story of earnest farm families living in remote mountain valleys and practicing their traditional craft of moonshining so they could buy shoes for their children. Yet perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this book is the sudden resurgence of making moonshine in the Southern mountains today. Join author and noted historian Dr. Daniel S. Pierce to learn about the traditions, foibles, and dangers of mountain "blockading" from the early 19th century to tomorrow.
Death In The Great Smoky Mountains
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Author : Michael R. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-05-01
Death In The Great Smoky Mountains written by Michael R. Bradley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-01 with Nature categories.
It's no surprise that fatalities occur every year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to the sheer number of visitors--more than ten million annually! In these cautionary tales, Bradley recounts deaths and other unfortunate incidents that have resulted from accidents and human folly, including bear attacks, swift water disasters, and mysterious disappearances. Armchair travelers and park visitors alike will be fascinated by the dangers lurking in America's most visited national park and will be better informed about what to do and what not to do the next time they enter its gates.
Into The Mist
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Author : David Brill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Into The Mist written by David Brill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with History categories.
These beautiful mist-shrouded mountains can, and often do, turn deadly... Volume I of Into the Mist depicts men and women in extreme situations, struggling to survive against brutal and often deadly adversity. Through the book's 13 chapters, Into the Mist readers will: -Piece together the events leading to a tragic encounter between an elementary school teacher and two black bears in the park's backcountry. -Share in the heroic response of the park's rangers in the face of brutal weather events, including the March 1993 "Storm of the Century," and their successful efforts to rescue hundreds of stranded visitors and ultimately prevent loss of life and limb. -Experience a lone hiker's final moments as he succumbs to bitter cold without benefit of a shelter as wind-driven snow piles ever higher on the trail. -Learn how the body of a murdered Jane Doe discovered in a park stream leads to a cross-country hunt for her killer. -A bonus appendix lists the park's leading causes of death and most dangerous places.
The Great Smokies
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Author : Daniel S. Pierce
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2000
The Great Smokies written by Daniel S. Pierce and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Seeking a taste of unspoiled wilderness, more than eight million people visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Yet few probably realize what makes the park unusual: it was the result of efforts to reclaim wilderness rather than to protect undeveloped land. The Smokies have, in fact, been a human habitat for 8,000 years, and that contact has molded the landscape as surely as natural forces have. In this book, Daniel S. Pierce examines land use in the Smokies over the centuries, describing the pageant of peoples who have inhabited these mountains and then focusing on the twentieth-century movement to create a national park. Drawing on previously unexplored archival materials, Pierce presents the most balanced account available of the development of the park. He tells how park supporters set about raising money to buy the land--often from resistant timber companies--and describes the fierce infighting between wilderness advocates and tourism boosters over the shape the park would take. He also discloses the unfortunate human cost of the park's creation: the displacement of the area's inhabitants. Pierce is especially insightful regarding the often-neglected history of the park since 1945. He looks at the problems caused by roadbuilding, tree blight, and air pollution that becomes trapped in the mountains' natural haze. He also provides astute assessments of the Cades Cove restoration, the Fontana Lake road construction, and other recent developments involving the park. Full of outstanding photographs and boasting a breadth of coverage unmatched in other books of its kind, The Great Smokies will help visitors better appreciate the wilderness experience they have sought. Pierce's account makes us more aware of humanity's long interaction with the land while capturing the spirit of those idealistic environmentalists who realized their vision to protect it. The Author: Daniel S. Pierce teaches in the department of history and the humanities program at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, and is a contributor to The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Author : Gail Palmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Great Smoky Mountains National Park written by Gail Palmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with History categories.
The story of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, who came up with the idea, how it came into reality, use of eminent domain, effect on the people who lived in the region taken for the Park, how it's doing now and how it will survive in the future.
Clingmans Dome
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Author : Marci Spencer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-02
Clingmans Dome written by Marci Spencer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with History categories.
Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state of Tennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure--the Cherokee treasured it, as did early settlers, and it captivates throngs of visitors today. Scarred by logging, invasive species and modern pollution, the mountain endures. Through lush narratives and fascinating detail, author Marci Spencer presents the natural and human history of this iconic destination, including Senator Thomas Clingman's 1858 journey to measure the mountain and the 1934 birth of the park.